swag
To swayTo (cause to) sway.
» The reporter's luggage was filled with branded swag from the promotional event.
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7 senses(ambitransitive)To (cause to) sway.
1790, William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, The Argument, p. 1, Hungry clouds swag on the deep
sway heavily or unsteadily
(intransitive)To droop; to sag.
(transitive)To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
(transitive)To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.
(Australia, ambitransitive)To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
узелuzel
To transport stolen goods.
Sore, Diebesgut, Beute
награбленноеnagrablennoje, добы́чаdobýča, халя́ваxaljáva
To transport in the course of arrest.
Examples
4 sentencesThe reporter's luggage was filled with branded swag from the promotional event.
That cat is swag.
On the heavy, polished table stood an oval glass dish decorated with little gilt swags.
In fact, to listen to her, you would think the flesh hung from her shoulders like swags from a curtain rail.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English swagen, a late collateral form of *swawen possibly originatiInherited from Middle English swagen, a late collateral form of *swawen possibly originating from Lancashire and Yorkshire (possibly continued in Scots swaw (“wave”); parallel to e.g. drag for draw), from Old Norse *svaga (“to swerve, sway”), of unclear origin. Compare dialectal Norwegian svaga (“to sway, swing, stagger”).
From 18th c. British thieves' slang, from the noun use of Etymology 1 above, "a swaying, an uneven motion." A folk etymology, particularly for the handouts definition, is “stuff we all get”.
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Forms
swags, swagging, swagged, swaggedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle